The Black Death, currently the world’s topped ranked epidemic, killed between 70–200 million deaths. It raged in Europe, Asia, and North Africa between 1346–1353, with the population decreased between 30–60%. Though the majority of deaths were everyday citizens — […]
Quite a few months ago, you may remember I was singing the praises of Notion to be able to organise my life. Well, time has changed and I have realised something. While my brain thinks in Dewey, my creative […]
Warning: This story contains abuse of a corpse, necrophilia, and images that accompany it. Carl Tanzler was born in Germany on 8 February 1877. He grew up in Imperial Germany ended up emigrating to the United States in 1926. His […]
In our next instalment of ‘The Life of Prince Hal’ we see the death of a king, Falstaff’s hilarious observations, a bit of homosexual innuendo and Prince Hal be a bit of a dick before making up in a half-assed […]
Thou art so fat-witted, with drinking of old sack and unbuttoning thee after supper and sleeping upon benches after noon, that thou hast forgotten to demand that truly which thou wouldst truly know. What a devil hast thou to do […]
I am not the romantic – by that I mean I dislike most romantic comedies and would rather watch an action movie for a first date rather than have to suffer through cliché loved-up teenagers. So, it is quite surprising that […]
After reading Coriolanus I wanted to read a play I was familiar with so I could get used to the language. So my next play would be Hamlet, followed by David Tennant’s 2009 RSC film adaptation. Now, there is no arguing that […]
You may have noticed I’ve been on a little Tom Hiddleston binge, when I found out that he played Coriolanus in the Donmar Warehouse production. Trying to find it online I couldn’t so I resided to the fact that […]
‘What do you think it is about Loki that people seem to really love, more over Thor?’ an audience member at Comic Con asked. Tom Hiddleston gave an honest answer that I will come back too, but this question […]
I have read and heard many arguments for and against all forms of book, whether it be a physical, electronic or audio version of the book. It is my recent read of The Crimson Petal and The White by […]
Firstly, I will be going into the plot and thus spoiling some parts as it very hard to write a blog post about The Prestige (book and or movie) without spoilers being given. So this is a firm disclaimer that if […]
Like all good trilogies, sometimes the last part takes a bit longer to get released. The final show in Rob Lloyd’s shows, exploring what it means to be a nerd and embracing who you are has finally been premiered. […]
THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS My first response while watching this movie was, what the fuck? how the fuck? But by the end it was satisfying and made me think. Ryan Renolds plays Jerry, who at first seems like an […]
It is common knowledge that for every teenager of any generation there is always a band that makes their youth bearable. Today’s generation might cite One Direction or 5 Seconds of Summer in the future while people older than me may […]
A few days ago I finish the beginning of what will the tetralogy of Shakespeare’s plays that comprise of Richard II; Henry IV part 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI part 1, 2 and 3. I am also taking […]
First and foremost I am only referring to the first three series of the franchise: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and that why I know no show is perfect – compared to other shows however, it is punching above weight. […]
My main dog was a Maltese x Shih Shu called Molly that I had for the majority of my childhood. It also seems that dogs are another popular choice for writers proving once and for all that: a dog is […]
Many writers have a companion, that keeps them company while they slave away over what pronoun to use. As I have recently got my own, I thought it would be a good idea for me to see what company I […]
Some people take drugs or alcohol to give them a high; I go and see stand-up comedy. Everything that I am today and everything that is dear to me can be linked to the art of stand-up comedy. If […]
There are many themes that someone could see when they read Frankenstein. My reading of Frankenstein was illuminating as I looked at The Creature as a mirror of myself. I read the book through the lens of disability, specifically […]
I listened to The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum (narrated by Coleen Marlo) on a trip to Melbourne and am currently finishing it as I write this. I have always […]
I never thought I would want kids, I am a strong interdependent woman who doesn’t need… oh look at the kitty… For the last six months that I was living in Melbourne, the one thing (apart from my own […]
Workhouses were a part of everyday life in 19th century London, for most people however, the horrors of the real conditions were not acknowledged by society. It wasn’t until Charles Dickens began his serial The Adventures of Oliver Twist, published February […]
Historical fiction is a literary genre that is defined as ‘written at least fifty years after the events described’ as described by the Historical Novel Society. Les Miserables, although not totally a historical novel, the story line that involves Enjolras, Marius and Friends of the ABC that […]